Tullamarine Freeway

Tullamarine Freeway Victoria
Tullamarine Freeway viewed from Melrose Drive overpass
Northwest end Southeast end
Coordinates	37°40′23″S 144°51′24″E / 37.673041°S 144.856795°E / -37.673041; 144.856795 (Northwest end) 37°44′07″S 144°54′16″E / 37.735340°S 144.904473°E / -37.735340; 144.904473 (Southeast end)
General information
Type	Freeway
Length	9.5 km (5.9 mi)[1]
Opened	1968–1979
Route number(s)	M2 (2018–present)
Former route number	Metro Route 43 (1989–2018) Entire route Freeway Route 81 (1970–1987) (Melbourne Airport–Travancore) Metro Route 40 (1989–2020) (Essendon North–Pascoe Vale South) [2] Metro Route 40 (1970–1989) (Melbourne Airport–Pascoe Vale South) National Route 79 (1970–2013) (Essendon North–Travancore) [3]
Major junctions
Northwest end	Sunbury Road Tullamarine, Melbourne
	Mickleham Road Western Ring Road Calder Freeway Bulla Road
Southeast end	CityLink Strathmore, Melbourne
Location(s)
LGA(s)	City of Hume City of Moonee Valley
Major suburbs / towns	Gladstone Park, Essendon
Highway system
Highways in Australia National Highway • Freeways in Australia Highways in Victoria
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The Tullamarine Freeway (commonly referred to as The Tulla), is a major urban freeway in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, linking Melbourne Airport to the Melbourne City Centre. It carries up to 210,000 vehicles per day and is one of Australia's busiest freeways. The entire stretch of the Tullamarine Freeway bears the designation M2 (previously Metro Route 43 from 1989 to early 2018).